Microsoft’s new Zune MP3 player was launched on Tuesday, with crowds queueing around the block to dump their sleek iPods for the… er… distinctive… hmmm… square screen?

While those in the know might choose to go for the Creative Labs Zen Vision:M, with its longer battery life and better video quality, the Microsoft player is destined to become a fashion accessory for accountants and workers in the construction industry. An industry spokesman praised the machine for its rugged good looks. In tests, the machine was left playing the latest Justin Timberlake MP3 while it was dropped onto solid concrete from a height of five hundred feet. The player was destroyed in the impact but its sound quality is said to have improved.

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